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Counties in California by establishment exit rate

Sierra County had the highest establishment exit rate of 57 counties in 2014, at 13.861%. Kings County had the lowest, at 6.861%. The median was 8.905% and the figure for California was 9.48%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.861Sierra County
Lowest6.861Kings County
Median8.90557 counties
California9.48History

Map of counties, 2014

Alameda County: 8.905 %Amador County: 8.043 %Butte County: 8.628 %Calaveras County: 8.987 %Colusa County: 8.151 %Contra Costa County: 9.022 %Del Norte County: 10.053 %El Dorado County: 9.512 %Fresno County: 8.337 %Glenn County: 8.213 %Humboldt County: 7.923 %Imperial County: 8.223 %Inyo County: 7.33 %Kern County: 9.264 %Kings County: 6.861 %Lake County: 8.709 %Lassen County: 10.193 %Los Angeles County: 10.03 %Madera County: 8.828 %Marin County: 9.083 %Mariposa County: 8.037 %Mendocino County: 8.696 %Merced County: 8.088 %Modoc County: 8.247 %Mono County: 9.2 %Monterey County: 8.092 %Napa County: 8.303 %Nevada County: 9.875 %Orange County: 9.791 %Placer County: 9.388 %Plumas County: 12.85 %Riverside County: 9.698 %Sacramento County: 9.032 %San Benito County: 8.995 %San Bernardino County: 9.181 %San Diego County: 10.009 %San Francisco County: 9.434 %San Joaquin County: 8.163 %San Luis Obispo County: 8.111 %San Mateo County: 9.057 %Santa Barbara County: 8.05 %Santa Clara County: 9.618 %Santa Cruz County: 8.855 %Shasta County: 8.757 %Sierra County: 13.861 %Siskiyou County: 7.278 %Solano County: 8.303 %Sonoma County: 8.523 %Stanislaus County: 8.676 %Sutter County: 8.384 %Tehama County: 10.965 %Trinity County: 10.965 %Tulare County: 8.948 %Tuolumne County: 9.158 %Ventura County: 9.579 %Yolo County: 8.735 %Yuba County: 12.064 %
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%, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Sierra County: 13.861 %Sierra County13.861Plumas County: 12.85 %Plumas County12.85Yuba County: 12.064 %Yuba County12.064Tehama County: 10.965 %Tehama County10.965Trinity County: 10.965 %Trinity County10.965Lassen County: 10.193 %Lassen County10.193Del Norte County: 10.053 %Del Norte County10.053Los Angeles County: 10.03 %Los Angeles County10.03San Diego County: 10.009 %San Diego County10.009Nevada County: 9.875 %Nevada County9.875Orange County: 9.791 %Orange County9.791Riverside County: 9.698 %Riverside County9.698Santa Clara County: 9.618 %Santa Clara County9.618Ventura County: 9.579 %Ventura County9.579El Dorado County: 9.512 %El Dorado County9.512San Francisco County: 9.434 %San Francisco County9.434Placer County: 9.388 %Placer County9.388Kern County: 9.264 %Kern County9.264Mono County: 9.2 %Mono County9.2San Bernardino County: 9.181 %San Bernardino County9.181Tuolumne County: 9.158 %Tuolumne County9.158Marin County: 9.083 %Marin County9.083San Mateo County: 9.057 %San Mateo County9.057Sacramento County: 9.032 %Sacramento County9.032Contra Costa County: 9.022 %Contra Costa County9.022San Benito County: 8.995 %San Benito County8.995Calaveras County: 8.987 %Calaveras County8.987Tulare County: 8.948 %Tulare County8.948Alameda County: 8.905 %Alameda County8.905Santa Cruz County: 8.855 %Santa Cruz County8.855Madera County: 8.828 %Madera County8.828Shasta County: 8.757 %Shasta County8.757Yolo County: 8.735 %Yolo County8.735Lake County: 8.709 %Lake County8.709Mendocino County: 8.696 %Mendocino County8.696Stanislaus County: 8.676 %Stanislaus County8.676Butte County: 8.628 %Butte County8.628Sonoma County: 8.523 %Sonoma County8.523Sutter County: 8.384 %Sutter County8.384Fresno County: 8.337 %Fresno County8.337Napa County: 8.303 %Napa County8.303Solano County: 8.303 %Solano County8.303Modoc County: 8.247 %Modoc County8.247Imperial County: 8.223 %Imperial County8.223Glenn County: 8.213 %Glenn County8.213San Joaquin County: 8.163 %San Joaquin County8.163Colusa County: 8.151 %Colusa County8.151San Luis Obispo County: 8.111 %San Luis Obispo County8.111Monterey County: 8.092 %Monterey County8.092Merced County: 8.088 %Merced County8.088Santa Barbara County: 8.05 %Santa Barbara County8.05Amador County: 8.043 %Amador County8.043Mariposa County: 8.037 %Mariposa County8.037Humboldt County: 7.923 %Humboldt County7.923Inyo County: 7.33 %Inyo County7.33Siskiyou County: 7.278 %Siskiyou County7.278Kings County: 6.861 %Kings County6.861Sierra County: 13.861 %Sierra County13.861Plumas County: 12.85 %Plumas County12.85Yuba County: 12.064 %Yuba County12.064Tehama County: 10.965 %Tehama County10.965Trinity County: 10.965 %Trinity County10.965Lassen County: 10.193 %Lassen County10.193Del Norte County: 10.053 %Del Norte County10.053Los Angeles County: 10.03 %Los Angeles County10.03San Diego County: 10.009 %San Diego County10.009Nevada County: 9.875 %Nevada County9.875Orange County: 9.791 %Orange County9.791Riverside County: 9.698 %Riverside County9.698Santa Clara County: 9.618 %Santa Clara County9.618Ventura County: 9.579 %Ventura County9.579El Dorado County: 9.512 %El Dorado County9.512San Francisco County: 9.434 %San Francisco County9.434Placer County: 9.388 %Placer County9.388Kern County: 9.264 %Kern County9.264Mono County: 9.2 %Mono County9.2San Bernardino County: 9.181 %San Bernardino County9.181Tuolumne County: 9.158 %Tuolumne County9.158Marin County: 9.083 %Marin County9.083San Mateo County: 9.057 %San Mateo County9.057Sacramento County: 9.032 %Sacramento County9.032Contra Costa County: 9.022 %Contra Costa County9.022San Benito County: 8.995 %San Benito County8.995Calaveras County: 8.987 %Calaveras County8.987Tulare County: 8.948 %Tulare County8.948Alameda County: 8.905 %Alameda County8.905Santa Cruz County: 8.855 %Santa Cruz County8.855Madera County: 8.828 %Madera County8.828Shasta County: 8.757 %Shasta County8.757Yolo County: 8.735 %Yolo County8.735Lake County: 8.709 %Lake County8.709Mendocino County: 8.696 %Mendocino County8.696Stanislaus County: 8.676 %Stanislaus County8.676Butte County: 8.628 %Butte County8.628Sonoma County: 8.523 %Sonoma County8.523Sutter County: 8.384 %Sutter County8.384Fresno County: 8.337 %Fresno County8.337Napa County: 8.303 %Napa County8.303Solano County: 8.303 %Solano County8.303Modoc County: 8.247 %Modoc County8.247Imperial County: 8.223 %Imperial County8.223Glenn County: 8.213 %Glenn County8.213San Joaquin County: 8.163 %San Joaquin County8.163Colusa County: 8.151 %Colusa County8.151San Luis Obispo County: 8.111 %San Luis Obispo County8.111Monterey County: 8.092 %Monterey County8.092Merced County: 8.088 %Merced County8.088Santa Barbara County: 8.05 %Santa Barbara County8.05Amador County: 8.043 %Amador County8.043Mariposa County: 8.037 %Mariposa County8.037Humboldt County: 7.923 %Humboldt County7.923Inyo County: 7.33 %Inyo County7.33Siskiyou County: 7.278 %Siskiyou County7.278Kings County: 6.861 %Kings County6.861
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Sierra County13.8610 pts
2Plumas County12.85-2.03 pts
3Yuba County12.064+2.75 pts
4Tehama County10.965+1.67 pts
4Trinity County10.965+4.27 pts
6Lassen County10.193+0.6 pts
7Del Norte County10.053-2.86 pts
8Los Angeles County10.03-0.6 pts
9San Diego County10.009-0.28 pts
10Nevada County9.875-0.64 pts
11Orange County9.791-0.46 pts
12Riverside County9.698-1.21 pts
13Santa Clara County9.618-0.61 pts
14Ventura County9.579+0.17 pts
15El Dorado County9.512-2.34 pts
16San Francisco County9.434-0.34 pts
17Placer County9.388-0.85 pts
18Kern County9.264-0.54 pts
19Mono County9.2-1.28 pts
20San Bernardino County9.181-0.6 pts
21Tuolumne County9.158+0.22 pts
22Marin County9.083-0.57 pts
23San Mateo County9.057-0.73 pts
24Sacramento County9.032-1.05 pts
25Contra Costa County9.022-0.74 pts
26San Benito County8.995+1.61 pts
27Calaveras County8.987-2.29 pts
28Tulare County8.948+0.72 pts
29Alameda County8.905-0.63 pts
30Santa Cruz County8.855-0.73 pts
31Madera County8.828-0.94 pts
32Shasta County8.757-1.41 pts
33Yolo County8.735-0.76 pts
34Lake County8.709-2.53 pts
35Mendocino County8.696-0.68 pts
36Stanislaus County8.676+0.48 pts
37Butte County8.628-0.4 pts
38Sonoma County8.523-0.97 pts
39Sutter County8.384-0.51 pts
40Fresno County8.337-0.21 pts
41Napa County8.303+0.33 pts
41Solano County8.303-1.03 pts
43Modoc County8.247-0.51 pts
44Imperial County8.223-0.83 pts
45Glenn County8.213-0.44 pts
46San Joaquin County8.163-1.35 pts
47Colusa County8.151+0.04 pts
48San Luis Obispo County8.111-1.53 pts
49Monterey County8.092-0.88 pts
50Merced County8.088-0.52 pts
51Santa Barbara County8.05-1.1 pts
52Amador County8.043-3.61 pts
53Mariposa County8.037-1.75 pts
54Humboldt County7.923-1.55 pts
55Inyo County7.33-1.9 pts
56Siskiyou County7.278-3.37 pts
57Kings County6.861-1.23 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in California by establishment exit rate, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in California by establishment exit rate, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/california-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in California by establishment exit rate, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/california-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in California by establishment exit rate, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-exit-rate/california-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Sierra County, with 13.861% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Kings County, with 6.861% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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